Leather & Footwear
The leather & footwear industries employ around 9,000 people in 750 businesses, with a turnover of £761m (Source: National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry 2006).Leather producers provide a range of job opportunities in the leather and footwear industry. Other leather & footwear jobs can be found in chemical and engineering, and in manufacturers of leather goods, designing and making furniture, vehicle upholstery, luggage, and sports equipment. Leather & footwear workers work with leather, such as cowhides, chamois, shagreen, nubuck, and suede. Leather & footwear craft-workers use a range of traditional tools and methods to make clothing, saddlery, footwear, belts and bags and home furnishings. Leather & footwear craftsmen often work from designed patterns to measure and cut out leather sections, then join them together by hand, with stitching machinery or with solvents. Many leather & footwear jobs involve making and repairing specialised products and equipment. These leather & footwear tasks involve working with saddles, bridles and harnesses and applying stains, waxes and polishes to the finished product. Other leather & footwear employment can be found fitting eyelets, buckles, linings and handles on boxes, chests, coverings for books and tableware or pet supplies.
A footwear designer in leather & footwear will often start off working on existing designs in a company recognised for a particular type or style of shoe. You can easily progress to make and cut leather & footwear patterns and liaise with manufacturers. Most people working in leather & footwear jobs as designers will have a relevant fashion and textiles degree. However, there are many other leather & footwear roles for machinists, dyeing specialists, chemists, colour specialists, CAD engineers, merchandisers and sales staff. Most footwear vacancies for leather & footwear workers are involved in supplying high-street fashion, designer ready-to-wear, and haute couture. Leather & footwear specialisations can lead to employment with manufacturers of sports and outdoor footwear, or men's, women's, children's design.
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